Smith v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 3

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd on 10/24/2013 TRANSFERRING CASE to United States District Court, Eastern District of California - Fresno Division; ORDERING that all future filings reference case number: 1:13-cv-01717 JLT (SS); ORDERING that all future filings be filed at United States District Court, Eastern District of California, 2500 Tulare Street, Fresno, CA 93721. Old case number: 2:13-cv-02051 DAD (SS). (Michel, G)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BEN SMITH,

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No. 2:13-cv-2051 DAD
Plaintiff,

v.

ORDER

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Commissioner
of Social Security,

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Defendant.

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Plaintiff has filed a complaint seeking judicial review of a final decision of the

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Commissioner denying plaintiff’s application for benefits and an application to proceed in forma

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pauperis.

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Although this action has been filed in the Sacramento Division of the United States

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District Court for the Eastern District of California, the complaint alleges that plaintiff’s primary

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residence is in Tulare County, which is part of the Fresno Division of the United States District

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Court for the Eastern District of California. See Local Rule 120(d).

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Pursuant to Local Rule 120(f), a civil action which has not been commenced in the

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proper division of this court in accordance with Local Rule 120(d) may, on the court’s own

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motion, be transferred to the proper division of the court. Therefore, this action will be

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transferred to the Fresno Division of this court for all further proceedings.
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Good cause appearing, IT IS ORDERED that:

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1. This action is transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern

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District of California sitting in Fresno; and
2. All future filings shall reference the new Fresno case number assigned by the
Clerk of the Court and shall be filed at:

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United States District Court
Eastern District of California
2500 Tulare Street
Fresno, CA 93721

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Dated: October 24, 2013

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